The United Nations released the "World Economic Situation and Prospects in 2023" report on the 25th, predicting that the world economic growth in 2023 will drop from about 3% in 2022 to 1.9%.

The report also predicts that the Chinese economy will drive regional economic growth.

  The report predicts that China's economic growth will accelerate in 2023.

As the Chinese government optimizes epidemic prevention policies and adopts favorable economic measures, China's domestic consumption demand will also rise in the future, and China's economic growth will reach 4.8% this year.

  CCTV reporter Xu Dezhi: This year's report predicts that China's economy will grow by 4.8%. Do you think this is a positive figure, especially when the report mentions a difficult year like this year?

  Hamid Rashid, Director of the Global Economic Monitoring Center of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs: Unlike other developing countries, China has maintained a strong fiscal policy and monetary policy, so from the perspective of finance and currency, China is There is strong support.

  The report pointed out that China's economic growth has a very important impact on many countries in East Asia, and it is expected that China's economic recovery will support the growth of the entire region.

  The report also stated that under the influence of the new crown epidemic, the Ukraine crisis, and high inflation, the world economy will be hit hard in 2022, and the world economy will continue to be under pressure in 2023. It is expected that the world economy will grow from about 3% in 2022 to 1.9%. %.

The report predicts that the EU economy will grow by 0.2% in 2023, the United States by 0.4%, and Japan by 1.5%.